Katie E. Zander, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC/CPNP-AC

Instructor

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Contact

KatieZander@creighton.edu
Faculty - Nursing
College of Nursing
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Katie E. Zander, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC/CPNP-AC

Instructor

Katie Zander, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC is an Instructor at Creighton University’s College of Nursing. Her research focuses on pediatric healthcare, high school health science education, and professional identity development. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Creighton University. She is a dual certified pediatric nurse practitioner in both primary and acute care.
Dr. Zander maintains clinical practice as a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Children's Nebraska with the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Team. Her scholarly work includes advancing interprofessional education, pediatric resuscitation training, and AI-enhanced clinical evaluation tools. She has received awards such as the Clinical Excellence Award and is a CIPER Associate & Scholar Mentor.
Through her research and teaching, Dr. Zander is committed to enhancing pediatric care and interprofessional collaboration, equipping the next generation of nurses with critical skills for improving patient outcomes.

Research Focus

Pediatrics 
Professional Idenitiy Development
Interprofesional Education Tools 

Department

Nursing - Bachelors

Position

Instructor

Publications

  • Western journal of nursing research
    Zander Katie, etal C-ICE Instrument Revision Project in Measuring Interprofessional Team Behaviors and Supporting Instrument Adoption
    47:1_suppl, p. 1S - 66S 2025
  • Western journal of nursing research
    Zander Katie, etal Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Activities for High School Students
    47:1_suppl, p. 1S - 66S 2025
  • Clinical Simulation in Nursing
    Megel Mary Erickson, etal Effect of High-Fidelity Simulation on Pediatric Nursing Students' Anxiety
    8:9 2012

Presentations

  • The Creighton Interprofessional Collaborative Evaluation 2.0.... Loading....Loading... Arrived! 2025
  • Neurology A-Z: Headaches, Seizures, Autoimmune Encephalitis 2025
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Activities for High School Students 2025
  • C-ICE Instrument Revision Project in Measuring Interprofessional Team Behaviors and Supporting Instrument Adoption 2025
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Activities with High School Students interested in Health Science Professions 2024
  • Loading.....C-ICE 2.0 2024
  • Having and Assessment Meltdown? Use the C-ICE Instrument to Evaluate Interprofessional Student Team Competency 2024
  • Increasing Awareness of Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare among High School Students 2024